Half Moon Caye Snorkel

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I keep hearing how beautiful Half Moon Caye Beach is - white sand... that usually means poor snorkeling. Just curious of anyone's experience with snorkeling off the beach there. Any tips/suggestions? Coming on the pride in two weeks.

We snorkeled in two places on HMC -- the "designated" snorkel area near the private Oasis Cabana. We saw some fish and a barracuda, but there's no coral.

Next we walked down the beach toward the horse stable and there is a large rock that you can snorkel around and see some fish. The current is pretty strong here, so I don't recommend going unless you are a good swimmer.

If you have your own snorkel and mask, snorkeling at HMC can be fun for awhile. But don't waste your money on renting snorkeling equipment. There's not that much to see.

If you are wanting to snorkel then choose the excursion, but if you can accept a perfect beach day at the perfect beach, with the softest sand, then snorkel at another port and enjoy HMC for it's beachness.